U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis made the comment Wednesday evening, after the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to put a temporary hold on her standing appointment with U.S. Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino.

Kristi Noem’s press conference comes a day after a federal appeals court temporarily paused an order requiring Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino to give daily updates to a judge.

Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino is firing back after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson labeled him "barbaric," saying that kind of anti-police rhetoric is fueling real-world violence against immigration agents.

The Border Patrol chief has been at the center of a legal dispute this week over his violent methods in agent deployments in Chicago and Los Angeles

Bovino has become the public face of the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago, known as “Operation Midway Blitz.” The judge called him into court one day after attorneys a

Mr. Bovino, a Border Patrol leader, appeared to use tear gas during a confrontation with residents on Thursday. Plaintiffs in a suit over federal tactics say that violated a court order.